ALDS Recap - Games One and Two

The American League Division Series games have started, and boy, have there been some fireworks so far. The Toronto Blue Jays have jumped all over their division rival New York Yankees, with Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Alejandro Kirk, and Dalton Varsho leading the way. The Yankees will have their work cut out for them if they hope to survive this series.

In Seattle, the series is knotted up at a game a piece. Both games were tense and exhilarating. As the series heads to Detroit, we shall see if the stars - Julio Rodrigues, Cal Raleigh, Tarik Skubal, and Kerry Carpenter - can continue to shine

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New York Yankees (94-68) @ Toronto Blue Jays (94-68)

GM 1 - Kevin Gausman (10-11 3.59 ERA 193 IP) vs. Luis Gil (4-1 3.32 ERA 57 IP)

GM 2 - Trey Yesavage (1-0 3.21 ERA 14 IP) vs. Max Fried (19-5 2.86 ERA 195 IP)

Toronto Radio SN590 - Ben Shulman and Chris Leroux

New York Radio WFAN - Dave Sims and Suzyn Waldman

Detroit Tigers (87-75) @ Seattle Mariners (90-72)

GM 1 - George Kirby (10-8 4.21 ERA 126 IP) vs. Toy M

GM 2 - Luis Castillo (11-8 3.54 ERA 180 IP) vs. Tarik Skubal (13-6 2.21 ERA 195 IP)

Seattle Radio KIRO - Rick Rizzs, Aaron Goldsmith

Detroit Radio 97.1 the Ticket - Dan Dickerson, Andy Dirks

As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more.

Catch you next time,

P.C.O.

National League Wild Card Recap

Highlights from the NL side of the Wild Card Round. The Dodgers dominate, as expected, and the Cubs survive a thrilling three game set against the Friars.

San Diego Padres (90-72) @ Chicago Cubs (92-70)

GM 1: Matthew Boyd (14-8 3.21 ERA 179 IP) vs. Nick Pivetta (13-5 2.87 ERA 181 IP)

GM 2: Andrew Kittredge (3-5 3.40 ERA 53 IP) vs. Dylan Cease (8-12 4.55 ERA 168 IP)

GM 3: Jameson Taillon (11-7 3.68 ERA 129 IP) vs. Yu Darvish (5-5 5.38 ERA 72 IP)

Chicago Radio WSCR - Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer

San Diego Radio KWFN - Jesse Agler and Tony Gwynn, Jr.

Cincinatti Reds (83-79) @ Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69)

GM 1: Blake Snell (5-4 2.35 ERA 61 IP) vs. Hunter Greene (7-4 2.76 ERA 107 IP)

GM 2: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8 2.49 ERA 173 IP) vs. Zach Littell (10-8 3.81 ERA 186 IP)

Los Angeles Radio AM570 - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday

Cincinatti Radio WLW - Tommy Thrall and Jeff Brantley

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As always, thank you to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more.

Catch you next time,

P.C.O.

American League Wild Card Recap

In the first five years of the Wild Card round(2020, 2022 - Present), we had just 4 of the 20 series go to a third game. This year, we were blessed with three! In today’s episode we’ll go over the highlights from the American League side, then look ahead to the AL Division Series games that start this weekend. This round had dominant outings from the game’s best pitchers, and clutch performances by rising stars. October baseball has it all!

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Detroit Tigers (87-75) @ Cleveland Guardians (88-74)

GM 1: Gavin Williams (12-5 3.06 ERA 167 IP) vs. Tarik Skubal (13-6 2.21 ERA 195 IP)

GM 2: Tanner Bibee (12-11 4.24 ERA 182 IP) vs. Casey Mize (14-6 3.87 ERA 149 IP)

GM 3: Slade Cecconi (7-7 4.30 ERA 132 IP) vs. Jack Flaherty (8-15 4.64 ERA 161 IP)

Cleveland Radio WTAM - Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus

Detroit Radio 97.1 - Dan Dickerson and Bobby Scales

Boston Red Sox (89-73) @ New York Yankees (94-68)

GM 1: Max Fried (19-5 2.86 ERA 195 IP) vs. Garrett Crochet (18-5 2.59 ERA 205 IP)

GM 2: Carlos Rodón (18-9 3.09 ERA 195 IP) vs. Brayan Bello (11-9 3.35 ERA 166 IP)

GM 3: Cam Schlittler (4-3 2.96 ERA 73 IP) vs. Connelly Early (1-2 2.33 ERA 19 IP)

New York Radio WFAN - Dave Sims, and Suzyn Waldman

Boston Radio WEEI - Will Flemming, Will Middlebrooks, Lenny Dinardo, and Lou Merloni

As always, thank you to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more.

P.C.O.